The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-10-12


Ing organization, while denying. to your
accredited agents the prerogatiye of speaking
on your behalf, srrogate, to themselves the
right to exercise an authority which they
refuse to believe " Was ,oredg IT, the TO ms
ciusion that, notwithstanding their pro-
testations of devotion to the party and its
traditions and usages they hold TIE pret .n
sions Of their candidate to be hlghser. S ana
party, and that while denying with ardent
vehemence the right. Of political organiza-
tons to choose for the people, deliberately
and publicly refuse to ascertain whether
their 1 foF m1 81 e s
Conscious Of having performed our tun
| duty to the party. which for brief time we
have had the honor to represent; conndent
that your abor. conducted with ,vt W,sn uIi
mate SUCCESSIVE render to you, in whom Is
! now lodged the sovereignty Of our people,
this account. Of our efforts to- strengthen
and harmonic party action" We do 30
with the hope that our endeav9rs may re-
| ceive the sanction of our approval.
Very respectfully, LIONEL ADAMS.
Chairman, for the Committee.
The convention was composed Of the fol-
i0 ThiTd ward Ward, Fifteen Delegates Remy
Clark, J. Desposlto, Tim Mckay, Geo; Nc
Mumford, E. Rooney, S. T. Gilmore, P. Nc
Dermott, Thos. P. Brenr an. John Clark, J. ].
kuhner, Thos. Baldwin, John Ftzpatrick.
Fourth Ward. Five Delegates-F, Wiegand,
pro1y Ss5f d as?l Xm Ansr
Fifth Ward, Seven Delegates-Hon. A. Pra-
| dos, Jr.; Chas. Sturges. DR.. L. R. Theard, A.
| Lawson, CASTOR Bonafon. Alex. Sens. Col ].
sixth Ward, Four Delegates-o. L; De-
Fuentes, proxy to Chas. A. Butler: Theo.
Paderss, Jos: Beaulieu, G. R. Kennedy;
man: VIM. Swan, Alex, Lesseps, N. V.Vinet,
Eighth Ward, Five Delegates John Burris,
Charles M!!orel. Joseph Oliver, Daniel J. De-
Ninth Werd Mns Reegates; s q j. v
anthony san bei n. j. leroy 70; John
hardt.
Fifteenth Ward, Four Delegates-T. J.
Mooney, Mat. Howe, Peter Cusich, l.. ).
Parish Of st. Bernard, Four Delegates
bbe enite 9}iEds. o. Armstrong '0hn 1aiis'
Parish ef Plaqqeminesi Three Delegates
Geo. Fried, q: a. 3. Hayes Mark Cogno-
| vich, Jules Balls, J. Richmard.
The attention of the convention having
been directed to the rumor 80 assiduonsly
|
improper, influence had been employed. to
procure the party nomination, this campaign
| lie was nailed by the adoption of the SUBJ
joined resolution by d unanimous vote:
Resolved That the delegates Of this convention
| denounce as false and slanderous any publication
they. represent. or the nomination of this CON
s sensi distroI man person from TINS
Notwithstanding such solemn and authori-
| iative denial, which forbade oil further accu-
chival1ous and refined gentleman, this most
honorable Mr.. Hunt, goes about from place
to place excusing his own insincerity and
iingra titude upon the plea that his seat tais,
yet acknowledges that his assertion is sus-
tanned by no better, authority than an anony-
nous paragraph which appeared in New
| York newspaper.
), No word of reproach can be uttered against
tin, the regular candidate Of the .: party.
Grown gray in the public service, his vigor-
GUS age leaves him still long years Of useful
Eess and Of honor His countrys and hui
% orabe hs %epe ye h GverH makes essm mole
'leaves some ancient virtue to our age"
Honest, able, firm and courageous, Of the
people and familiar with their wants, devoted
to his State, his people and his party, his
1 Il,
Chosen against his wishes, still true to The
traditions Of that grand old party whose
| faithful servltor he has been through two
generations, he bows to the will OF his peo-
pie in convention assembled, and yields his
consent,
In experience rich, in counsel wise, to his
tirm. guidance your interests may be safely
| trusted.
PLATFORM OF THE REGULAR DEMocRATIC-coN-
I SENTATIVE PARTY OF THE FIRST CONGRESS
SIGNAL DISTRICT.
Speaking in The name of the Democracy
OF the First Congressional District, we, its
representatives in convention assembled,
| deem 1T a duty to our constituency to SUBJ
NIT for their apprOvala declaration of prin-
ciples:-
~. We ipdorse with unanimity the nomi-
nation by the Democratic party Of the Union
Thomas A. Hendricks. OF Indiana. to be
President and Vice President Of the United
States, and pledge them our undivided ale
gience and warmest support
p. We affirm that the sugar and rice in
preservation upon friendly legislation, and
| that. therefore we favor such q protective
tariff as will secure those productions from
the dangers OF foreign competition,
| 3. We believe it to be tho duty Of the
Federal government to care for and improve
the Mississippi river and its tributaries, and
by an efficient and thorough system of levees
| protect the great valley OF the Mississippi
river from overflow.
II. We favor policy which will restore to
our merchant marine their full share Of the
commerce OF the seas.
IS. We oppose the importation of pauper
lhbor or the introduction among our people
OF seryile races.
'.,6. Adopting the language of the Demo-
cratic platform Of 1884, we favor the repeal
OF all laws restricting the free action of Ia
Dor, and the enactment of laws by which
labor organizations may be INCORPORATED.
and of all such legislation as will tend to en-
tighten the people as to the true relations Of
capital and labor"
| Correspondence
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CONVENTION.
Acceptance Of Hon. Louis 50. Martin.
ROOMS EXECUTIVE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE or
the First Congressional District Demo-
cratic Conservative I arty.
New Orleans, Oct 9, 1884,
Hon. Louis ST. Martin:
Dear Sir-In accordance with party usage
it becomes my duty, as the representative Of
the Democratic Conservative nominating
convention Of the First Congressional Dis
trlct, formally to tender you the nonlin ton
Of the party to be itb candidate for election
to the Federal House of Representatives.
enclose the platform adopted by the mani
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